Not all crashes are "accidents". Crimes are not "accidents". It's not an "accident" when a person makes a decision to drive drunk, distracted, or in a negligent manner. Stop giving criminals a pass by calling it an "accident".

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Just outside of Chicago today, a drunk driver struck and badly injured an 8 year old boy who was riding his bike in front of his house. It's this kind of tragedy that makes us cringe when we hear reporters call it an "accident". Criminals love that reporters call their crimes "accidents". Fortunately, Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel was having none of it. This from today's (9/17/15) Chicago Tribune.

"Drunk driving is a violent criminal act and this crash demonstrates that," Weitzel said in a statement. "Make no mistake, this is not an accident. This is a purposeful act, a crash, and it is a crime that is 100 percent preventable.